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What paper was it written for and how was is socialist?
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What paper was it written for and how was is socialist?
Well, given what was going on in the Gilded Age is part of why, is it surprising that the Left had a point, even if the Socialists co-opted it, like they do with so many other things?Appeal to Reason (newspaper) - Wikipedia
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It should be noted that, if given the choice, many companies would rather go back to that sort of SOP or go full Cyberpunk instead of going the morally uplifting route. While there are 'good faith' business elements that work, the problem is that it doesn't pay well in the view of the stockholders.Well, given what was going on in the Gilded Age is part of why, is it surprising that the Left had a point, even if the Socialists co-opted it, like they do with so many other things?
The abuses of the Gilded Age robber barons are what led to socialism seeming so appealing, when the other side of the coin were the worst excess of the unrestricted, pre-trust busting, pre-safety/labor standards corpo's of the early 20th century.
I think regulations should be efficient and easy to understand, so they are less open to both misunderstanding and less prone to being abused for frivolous litigation by bad actors who want to undertake regulatory capture.It should be noted that, if given the choice, many companies would rather go back to that sort of SOP or go full Cyberpunk instead of going the morally uplifting route. While there are 'good faith' business elements that work, the problem is that it doesn't pay well in the view of the stockholders.
So, the sad reality is that you have to have enough rules and regulations to ensure that the above never happens... at least unless you want the planet to look like something straight out of Cyberpunk... or worse, because that's what decreasing the number of regulations means in the short and long run.
Hell, we had incidents where the staff were undertrained just to make a quick buck:
So, before you go for the 'LESS REGULATIONS!' spiel, remember that the fewer regulations you have, the more incidents like all the ones we've seen and others that didn't have the staff do everything in their power to rectify the situation will happen.
Problem is, doing that is how they worm their way to get rid of necessary regulations. Companies have always taken the 'give an inch, they get a mile' to its logical, profit-minded conclusion.I think regulations should be efficient and easy to understand, so they are less open to both misunderstanding and less prone to being abused for frivolous litigation by bad actors who want to undertake regulatory capture.
If two rules can be condensed into one for the same effect on overall safety, or if a rule has been rendered moot by progress on either the tech or social side, then change is needed.
Just saying "MORE REGS IS ALWAY GOOD!" is part of how abusive regulatory capture schemes have enabled certain actors to create effective monopolies in emerging markets.
See, that the thing, yes companies need to be kept in check when it come to cutting corners on safety and such.Problem is, doing that is how they worm their way to get rid of necessary regulations. Companies have always taken the 'give an inch, they get a mile' to its logical, profit-minded conclusion.
Basically, these groups tend to be the guys that prove the Chinese Legalists right. Period.